WILDWOOD -- The Special Olympics State Floor Hockey Tournament will be coming to the Wildwoods Convention Center January 10th and 11th.

The floor hockey games will begin at 9 a.m. and admission is free. The Winter Games, as a whole, consist of five sports, 600 competing New Jersey athletes, 200 coaches and chaperones and 1,000 volunteers.

Special Olympics Winter World Games are held every two years, and 24 NJ athletes were selected to represent team USA in Boise, Id. in February 2009. The Special Olympics will return to the Wildwood Convention Center in spring of 2009 for basketball finals. Additional information about the Special Olympics can be obtained by calling (609) 896-8000 or by visiting www.sonj.org.